Tag: Volvo Construction Equipment

Construction Equipment

Volvo Doubles Oil Change Intervals to 1,000 hours

This OEM doubles its oil drain intervals to 1,000 hours on its wheel loaders, excavators and articulated haulers.

April 9, 2021

Dealers

Alta buys Vantage, gains three NY locations

With the acquisition, Alta takes over the distribution of Volvo Construction Equipment throughout most of the state of New York. Details on Equipment World.

January 4, 2021

Construction Equipment

Volvo makes trench work safer with new pipelayer kit for excavators

Note: This story was updated October 29 with more details about the pipelaying kit as well as a video. Volvo Construction Equipment has a new attachment kit that allows its 14-ton excavators to be converted into rotating pipelayers and also improve trench safety. The pipelaying boom can be attached to the excavator’s main boom in […]

October 27, 2020

Roadbuilding

How Soil Compactors Are Getting Even Easier To Operate

When it comes to choosing a soil compactor, do you know which is right for you? Check out these tips from Equipment World and find out what is on the market.

September 14, 2020

Construction Equipment

Volvo CE to drop model letters, other designations from machines

The company is one of several equipment manufacturers, including Cat and Deere, that are streamlining model names. Here's why.

September 1, 2020

Dealers

More mergers, acquisitions likely as Alta Equipment reports 41% Q2 revenue increase

Alta Equipment Group reported an increase in net revenues of 41 percent year-over-year in Q2, rising from $136 million in 2019 to $191 million this year. In addition, the company’s industrial and construction revenues were $95 million and $97 million, respectively, during the quarter. Alta became public in mid-February, and carries the Volvo Construction Equipment, […]

August 18, 2020

Construction Equipment

Volvo CE to sell Blaw-Knox paver business to Gencor

The Orland, Florida-based Gencor plans to manufacture the pavers in Letterkenny Township, Pa., and sell them through Volvo CE dealerships, Pennsylvania.

July 31, 2020

Construction Equipment

Volvo CE Q2 net sales down 14 %, North America takes 37 % coronavirus hit

Impacts of the global pandemic were fully realized in Volvo Construction Equipment‘s second quarter results. Adjusted net sales during quarter decreased 14 percent to SEK 22,876 million, compared with SEK 26,814 million in Q2 2019. In North America, the decline was even more pronounced, with a decline of 37 percent in net sales during the quarter […]

July 17, 2020

Construction Equipment

Volvo Financial Services names Shannon president for North America

Volvo Financial Services has appointed Patrick Shannon president of its North American region. He will be responsible for business operations and financial performance of the company in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. With more than 30 years of experience, Shannon has held various senior leadership roles in sales, wholesale operations and risk management. He joined sister […]

July 2, 2020

Dealers

Tyler Equipment is Volvo CE’s 2019 Dealer of the Year; Housby Heavy Equipment nabs Uptime honors

Volvo Construction Equipment has named Tyler Equipment its 2019 Dealer of the Year in North America. Volvo also recognized Housby Heavy Equipment as its 2019 Uptime Dealer of the Year. Volvo says its Dealer of the Year award recognizes a North American dealer that best promotes the Volvo brand by providing the highest uptime, offering unique customer […]

June 25, 2020

Business

Volvo Group reduces global workforce by 4,100 due to coronavirus impacts

Volvo Group, parent of Volvo Construction Equipment and Mack Truck, says it will reduce its global white-collar workforce by more than 4,100 positions during the second half of 2020 due to impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. Approximately 1,250 of these positions are in Sweden and 15 percent are consultants. “The Corona epidemic and the global […]

June 17, 2020

Construction Equipment

Volvo unveils DD128C double-drum compactor

Volvo Construction Equipment’s new DD128C double-drum compactor, showcased at its ConExpo booth, is designed to provide both smoothness and productivity, says the company. The 79-inch-wide drum with chamfer and radii drum edges gives the machine high compaction performance and reliability, Volvo CE says. With a diameter of 55 inches, the drum has auto-reversing eccentrics to […]

May 6, 2020